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W. H. FRIEDMCH.

COMPOSITION REINFOHQED RING. Armcuwu mm mm. n. ma.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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WILLIAM H. rnmpmcn or comwurm, axonmm, nssmnon, BY mien ABSIGI mm, '10 w. n. rnmonxcn coo A corsn'rnnnsn'n' comrosnn rnmnnrcn, CHARLES rnmn ucn, Jonnmnnnzcn.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Femomen, a citizen of the'Unitcd States, residing at Goldwater, in the county of Branch an State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Composition Reinforced Rings, of which the follow ing is a specification, reference being had to.

' also used for the steering wheels of automobiles and for various other purposes.

' In the manufacture of wooden rings such 'as above described, and of relative large diameter, it has been found necessary that the rings in order to withstand the strain to whlch they are subjected shall be reinforced, and to this end it has been common practice to form the rings of two or three pleces or sections. These rings were usually made of hard maple and the great strain placed on the rings caused them to break due to the hardness of the wood and the crossing of the grain. Further it was almost impossible to so'finish these rings that they were'moisture proof, and thus even leaving asidetheir use out-of-doors where they were subjected to moisture, if a dealer carried them in the stock for a. year or two, a large number of rings would show defects that caused them to be returned to the hands of a manufac- 4 turer.

It is the object of this present invention to provide a ri which shell bc made of shavmgs, sawdu or other wood refuse, and

t which shall be very strongly reinforced and capable of being waterproofed.

A further object of the invention is to provide woodenrings which shall have the same strength as iron or other metallic rings, but because of being of wood will not in- -.ju're anyone whom the ring may strike This is very important in nmasium rings, andzrin used on children s (play unds.

This invention is illustrate in t e accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through one form of-my composition ring;

Fig. 2 is a like view of another form; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a steering wheel of an automobile made in accordance with m invention.

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is no break or'line of division reinforcing metallic corewhich is in form, and whichof coursewill' be of 3 size depending',upon'-the diameter of 'Surroundingthe core ring and its purpose and oomplebcly inclosingiit is the body of the ring designated ll-"which is made of relatively" thin wood shavings, sawdust 'more or less comminuted vor fragmentary, wood refuse.

In manufactu the ground material is t oroughly mixed with a binder such as thin glass, thena 'art of the materiaLis placed in aringx ipol then the reinforcing core is dis 'd in the'mold, and then the remainder 0 the fragmentary m tcrjul mixed with the binder is placed in the finely a or woman .11-

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the mold and the mold with the inclosed' mass subjected to a. very high degree of compression at a high temperature. The m'old v with the inclosed com leted then cooled. the ring remov therefrom and finished. r

While I do not wish to be limited to any particular form of rein oroement, inthe larger rings, as for instance, from 12" to 20 diameter, the reinforcement is preferably approximately T-shaped in cross'section with the flanged portion of the reinforcing core disposed toward the outside of the ring. -Vlhere small rings are manufactured, however, the core may ave a simpler form as in Fig.2, and I do not wish to be linn therefore to the particular form of core illustrated.

It has been found in practice that made as above described. an absolutely H1018 ture proof which is a very desirable feature for wooden rings which are to be subjected to theaction of moisture. Ex 'ence has shown that rings, as above described, are superior to solid wood rings and much stringer than solid wood rings' The strengthija, of course, secured very larficllly through the use of the metallic core. e n have the same character as those-made of and ,ood but areof far greater tensile :w

are not liable-to split or come 9. art as are rings made' up of glued section, ut on the other hand, will thoroughly withstand moroture. Rings made in accordance my invention are homogeneous, dense, andpnfllout any solution of continuity,

or between one" portion of and 100' that between the or article and another portion. Rings, or may be used. for a large number of difierent pur- A .lto

ennuli niede up' as above described oses unnecessary to state, and in Fig. 3 I eve shown my invention as applied an the manufacture of steering wheels of automobiles. This wheel also is made up in the dust or more or less comminuted wood'refuse may beuBed 'and it is to be understood that b the term 'eomminuted as used in the e aim, intend to include any wood or like I V j 1,310,070

material in reletively small thin strips or in small fragmentm Having thus described my invention, whet 29 I clnim isz An article of manufacture comprising an n'nnular'metallic core, an annular body surrounding and entirely inolosing the core and composed of highly compressed, more or 25 less comminuted wood, and a. hinder, the body being without solution of continuity.

In testimonwhereof I hereunto aflix my signature in t e presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. rngn'enmcn. Witnesses: p

G. S. Mmrnm G. F. .Hnnnmzenno. 

